TR EMERITUS

I refer to the news, National Service Fitness Improvement Training to replace remedial training for NSmen- ST, 16 March 21. I've served my national service >40 years ago. I remember that back then, training was tough, military life was spartan, my defence minister was the late Goh Keng Swee and the SAF was serious and competently... 

The headlines on Sunday Times says, “Births here hit historic low as deaths climb to historic peak”. The year (2020) also saw population decline for the first time in 10 years as many foreign employees were laid off due to the pandemic and left the country. It is unsurprising that the number of births goes down when population... 

One of the more difficult things about being a “dissident” in Singapore is the fact that on the surface, things appear to be darn good in Singapore. I’ve seen it on so many occasions. Whenever a Singaporean says something about Singapore being less than perfect, they will get their American and European friends looking...